Besides Gainey said he might consider picking up someone from a non-contender as a fill-in for the balance of the year. Now if you consider the Isles a non-contender, then Montreal might be willing to take a big salary off their hands but they wouldn't get much in return.

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even with the injuries the isles look like they will be hanging around close to the 8th spot.

and the recent article from the FL press about the isles backing off trading Parrish($2.3m), for a much cheaper Panther,is a good indicator that the isles aren't trading key players for crappy returns.